Team
Latest Sporzzio coverage, playoff reads, and explainers about the Dallas Mavericks.
Explainer
Dallas’s first camp practices point toward shared ball-handling, quicker scoring opportunities and a bigger shooting responsibility for Flagg. Irving’s return helps create those chances, but the surrounding lineup still matters.
Explainer
Klay Thompson is expected to join Miami after clearing waivers because the Heat can give him a focused shooting role beside Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. The fit is real, but it depends on treating the 36-year-old as a complementary floor-spacer rather than the two-way star he was in Golden State.
Explainer
The 2026 NBA Cup begins October 30, sends eight teams to single-elimination play and ends December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here are the groups, national TV schedule, tiebreakers and impact on the 82-game season.
Debate
Zaccharie Risacher enters Dallas as a development candidate in a crowded forward rotation, with his minutes carrying direct consequences for the Mavericks’ October 31 decision on a $17.4 million team option.